User Guide FastReporter Data Post-Processing Software
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Contents Contents 1 Introducing FastReporter ............................................................................ 1 2 Getting Started with FastReporter ............................................................. 3 Installing and Uninstalling FastReporter .................................................................................4 Starting FastReporter ..............................................................................................................5 Registering FastReporter ....
Contents 6 Working with CD Files ................................................................................79 Accepted File Formats ...........................................................................................................79 Changing CD Settings ...........................................................................................................80 Changing CD Fiber Type ........................................................................................................
Contents 12 Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports ....................................... 151 Generating Reports .............................................................................................................152 Previewing Reports .............................................................................................................155 Printing Reports ..................................................................................................................
Contents B Measuring Chromatic Dispersion: Theory ...............................................219 Method behind the Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer ............................................................219 Using Data Fits to Obtain Dispersion ..................................................................................220 Helping You Manage Chromatic Dispersion ........................................................................222 C Measuring Polarization Mode Dispersion: Theory .........
1 Introducing FastReporter FastReporter is an advanced management, analysis and reporting tool for many types of optical tests, including the following: ³ optical loss ³ optical return loss (ORL) ³ optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR) ³ polarization mode dispersion (PMD) ³ chromatic dispersion (CD) ³ PON power meter (PPM) ³ fiber inspection probe (FIP) The main window allows you to see at a glance the selected files, any related graph if available and the result data.
2 Getting Started with FastReporter The computer onto which you want to install FastReporter needs to meet minimum requirements. System Element Processor Minimum Requirement (Windows XP) Pentium Minimum Requirement (Windows Vista 32 and 64 bit) Pentium Minimum Requirement (Windows 7 32 bit) Pentium Minimum Requirement (Windows 7 64 bit) Pentium (1.6 GHz or (1.6 GHz or (1.6 GHz or (1.
Getting Started with FastReporter Installing and Uninstalling FastReporter Installing and Uninstalling FastReporter The installation wizard will guide you through the installation step by step. To install FastReporter: Insert the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen instructions. If the installation wizard does not start automatically after inserting the CD, you will need to start the installation process as follows: 1.
Getting Started with FastReporter Starting FastReporter Starting FastReporter Once installed, all you need to do is double-click the FastReporter shortcut on your computer desktop. You can also access FastReporter from the start menu, through start > Programs > EXFO. Registering FastReporter When you purchase the software, you are attributed a purchase order (PO) number, which will help you retrieve the corresponding license.
Getting Started with FastReporter Registering FastReporter To register FastReporter: 1. From the welcome window, click Register. 2. Enter the required information in the registration dialog box. IMPORTANT 6 ³ EXFO strongly recommends that you enter the PO number in the registration dialog box, as it is used to help match your request with your order. If you do not enter the PO number, the registration process will be delayed. ³ You must include a valid e-mail address in your request.
Getting Started with FastReporter Registering FastReporter 3. Click Register. ³ If you have Internet access on the computer where FastReporter was installed, an e-mail message will appear with all the details for the request and the Registration.bin file as an attachment. Modify the message if needed, and send it. Note: Depending on your e-mail client, you may need to answer a few security-related questions.
Getting Started with FastReporter Registering FastReporter 4. After approval by customer service, you will receive a KeyCode.lic file by e-mail. Save this file in the following location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EXFO\ FastReporter2\Standard, if your computer is running on Windows XP. OR C:\ProgramData\EXFO\FastReporter2\Standard, if your computer is running on Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Getting Started with FastReporter Software Customization Wizard Software Customization Wizard The Software Customization Wizard helps you to customize the application according to your needs. The settings that can be made using the customization wizard are: ³ Language settings ³ Field of application ³ Supported measurement types ³ Distance units The software customization wizard window will appear after clicking the EXFO FastReporter icon, if FastReporter is already registered.
Getting Started with FastReporter Software Customization Wizard To customize the FastReporter application: 1. In the first step, select whether you want to use the default system language, or select the desired language from the list. 2. Click Next. 3. You can select one or both of the following options listed for field of application. ³ Broadband ³ FTTx 4. Click Next.
Getting Started with FastReporter Software Customization Wizard 5. Select or clear the check box next to the measurement types that you want the application to support. 6. Click Next. 7. Select a unit for displaying distances from the Distance units list, if desired. 8. Click Finish to apply the changes and go to the main application window.
Getting Started with FastReporter Customizing the Main Window Customizing the Main Window When you start FastReporter, the main window appears: This window is fully customizable. You can add or remove toolbars, resize the panes as needed and move them around, or even auto-hide panes when they are not in use and reopen them later for punctual consultation.
Getting Started with FastReporter Customizing the Main Window To display the various toolbars and panes: 1. In the main window, select the View menu. 2. Point to Toolbars and select or clear options according to what you want to display. To resize a pane: Use the split bars enclosing the pane you want to resize.
Getting Started with FastReporter Customizing the Main Window To close a pane: Click the button in the upper right corner. Note: If you hide a toolbar, you can access the same commands on the menu bar. To move a toolbar: 1. Select the toolbar handle . 2. Click and drag the toolbar to the new location. To auto-hide a pane or tab: Click the vertical pushpin in the upper right corner of the pane. To show the pane again, move the mouse pointer over the desired hidden pane or tab.
Getting Started with FastReporter Customizing the Main Window To move a pane or tab: 1. Click and hold the selected pane title bar or tab to select it. Anchor points indicate where the selected item can be moved. The purple area represents the item you are currently moving. 2. Drag the item from its current location to the desired anchor point, then release the mouse button.
Getting Started with FastReporter Working with Two Monitors Working with Two Monitors If your computer is equipped with two monitors, you can use one of the monitors to view the trace files, and the other monitor to view the results or the tabs you work most with. For more information on setting two monitors on your computer, refer to the instructions provided with your monitors, computer and video card.
Getting Started with FastReporter Changing FastReporter Options Changing FastReporter Options You can change the general options including the user interface language, field of application, and supported measurement type or the display options including language, date, and time format. You can also clear the user interface by removing measurement types that you do not use. To change the user interface language: 1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. Click the General tab. 3.
Getting Started with FastReporter Changing FastReporter Options To select the Field of application: 1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. Click the General tab. 3. Select or clear the checkbox next to the fields of application that you want the application to support. Note: The Certification - field of application checkbox will be disabled, as it is currently not supported. It is mandatory to select at least one field of application. 4.
Getting Started with FastReporter Changing FastReporter Options To change supported measurement types: 1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. Click the General tab. 3. Select or clear the check box next to the measurement types that you want the application to support. 4. Click Apply to save your change and continue configuring FastReporter or OK to save your change and exit the window. Note: Any changes made to supported measurement types will only take effect after you exit and restart FastReporter.
Getting Started with FastReporter Changing FastReporter Options To change display options: 1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. Click the Display tab. 3. Click Local time to set time display to local time or Universal time to set time display to coordinated universal time (UTC). 4. If needed, select Display time difference from GMT / UTC to display the difference between local time and GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), or UTC (depending on the option you selected in step 3).
Getting Started with FastReporter Changing FastReporter Options 5. Under Modified Results, select Display a visual clue (*) for manually modified result values to display an asterisk (*) beside results that have been modified manually. 6. Click Apply to save your changes and continue configuring FastReporter or OK to save your changes and exit the window.
Getting Started with FastReporter Exiting FastReporter Exiting FastReporter Note: If there are unsaved changes to the project or project files, you will be prompted to save them when you exit the application. To exit FastReporter: On the File menu, click Exit. OR Click the 22 in the top right corner of the main window.
3 Working with Projects This section helps you use the features related to projects in FastReporter. Creating a Project Each time you start FastReporter, a project is created automatically using the default project template. Adding and Removing Measurement Files FastReporter lets you work with measurement files saved in different formats, but does not necessarily permit all operations on them.
Working with Projects Adding and Removing Measurement Files File format File extension Display Modification Reanalysis Polarization Mode Dispersion PMD .pmd 3 3 3 PMDB .pmdb 3 3 3 CDPMD .cdpmd 3 3 3 .olts 3 3 3 .olts2 3 3 3 .dat 3 3 3 PPM-350C .ppm 3 3 3 iOLM .iolm 3 3 3 .iolmcfg 3 3 3 .
Working with Projects Adding and Removing Measurement Files To add measurement files to a project: 1. On the File menu, click Open File. 2. To display only files of a specified file type, select the file type in the Files of type list. Note: You can set the direction in OTDR files by selecting the direction when you add the files. For example, to set the direction of the selected OTDR files to A->B, select OTDR A->B in the Files of type list. 3. Select the measurement files to add.
Working with Projects Adding and Removing Measurement Files The selected files are highlighted. 4. Click Open to add the selected files to the project. You can also use FastReporter drag-and-drop feature to add measurement files to your projects simply by dragging them from Windows Explorer onto the main FastReporter window and releasing. If you drag a folder containing measurement files, the latter will all be added to the project. To remove measurement files from a project: 1.
Working with Projects Opening a Project Opening a Project FastReporter project files can contain one or more measurement files. The files included in a project can be from different sources (for example, OTDR and OLTS files). There are four methods you can use to open a project in FastReporter. To open a project: 1. On the File menu, click Open Project. 2. In the Open dialog box, select and open the folder containing the project you want to open. 3. Select the project file and click Open.
Working with Projects Saving a Project Saving a Project When you save a project in FastReporter, the project settings and references to the files you added to the project are saved. When you open the project file, the project settings you modified and the files you added will still be part of the project file, unless you moved or renamed any of the files. Any changes to the measurement files themselves, however, are not saved in the project file.
Working with Projects Changing General Project Properties Changing General Project Properties You can provide a descriptive title for a project and identify the author, company, and customer. To change General Project Properties: 1. On the Project menu, click General Properties. 2. Click the Identification tab. 3. Click in the column to the right of Title and type a title for the project. 4.
Working with Projects Changing the Distance Units Changing the Distance Units By default, the unit of distance for projects is expressed in kilometers (km); however, this can be changed to miles (mi), kilofeet (kft), meters (m), or feet (ft). To change the distance Units: 1. On the Project menu, click General Properties. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Select a unit for displaying distances from the Distance units list, if desired. 4. To apply the changes and close the dialog box, click OK.
Working with Projects Creating Project Templates Creating Project Templates You can save the properties and settings you often use when creating projects in a project template. To create a project template: 1. On the File menu, point to New, and click Project. 2. In the list, click a template. If there is an existing template that already has properties and settings that you want to use in the new template, you can use it as a starting point. 3. Click OK. 4.
Working with Projects Creating Project Templates 6. In the File name box, type a name for the project template file. FastReporter automatically selects the folder where to save the project template. 7. Click Save. Note: FastReporter automatically saves project templates in the Project Template folder. If you change the location, the template will not be available for selection in the New Project dialog box when you start a new project.
Working with Projects Creating Project Templates To change the default template file: 1. On the File menu, point to New, and click Project. 2. To set the new project template as the default template, click the file name, and click Set as Default. 3. Click OK to start a new project or Cancel if you do not wish to start a new project at this time.
Working with Projects Renaming Project Templates Renaming Project Templates To rename a project template, rename the project template file as you would any other file while leaving the .prjt file extension intact. The template will be listed on the New Project dialog box with the new name. Removing Project Templates To permanently remove a project template, simply delete the project template file in the Project Template folder.
4 Working with OTDR Files Accepted File Formats FastReporter lets you work with measurement files saved in different formats, but does not necessarily permit all operations on them. File format File extension Display EXFO Native .trc 3 3 3 Telcordia (Bellcore) EXFO version 100 .sor 3 3 3 Telcordia (Bellcore) EXFO version 200 .sor 3 3 3 EXFO Bidirectional .bdr 3 3 2 FTB-100 version 2.7 .ftb100 3 3 3 FTB-300 .ftb300 3 3 3 Telcordia (Bellcore) non-EXFO version 100 .
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings Changing OTDR Settings The OTDR Properties dialog box consists of four tabs where you can change general properties, pass/fail thresholds for selected wavelengths, event matching tolerances, and automatic file matching rules for OTDR projects. Changing General Properties To change OTDR General options: 1. On the Project menu, select OTDR Properties. 2. Click the General tab. 3. Click Distance to change the pulse baseline from time to distance, if desired.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings 4. Select or clear the options for including or excluding span start or end values. Note: When span start and end values are excluded, thresholds are no longer applied to the span start and/or span end events.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings 5. Use the lists to change the numeric values precision setting for distance and length, loss, reflectance, attenuation, or ORL, if desired. These settings also affect span loss, average loss, average splice loss and maximum splice loss. 6. To apply the changes without closing the dialog box, click Apply. To return the general settings back to their original values, click Default Settings.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings Changing Pass/Fail Thresholds To change OTDR Pass/Fail Thresholds: 1. On the Project menu, select OTDR Properties. 2. Click the Pass/Fail Thresholds tab. 3. Select a wavelength or wavelengths to modify using the Ctrl or Shift keys. If you do not see the wavelength you want to use, you can add it by clicking the button, entering the wavelength value, and clicking OK. 4. Modify the thresholds associated with the wavelengths needed.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings Setting Macrobend Tolerances FastReporter can locate macrobends by comparing the loss of events occurring at a certain wavelength (for example, 1310 nm) with the loss of the corresponding events at a greater wavelength (for example, 1550 nm). FastReporter will identify a macrobend when comparing two events if: ³ Of the two events, the greater loss occurred at the greater wavelength.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings To set macrobend tolerances: 1. On the Project menu, select OTDR Properties. 2. Click the Tolerances tab. 3. If needed, add a wavelength pair by clicking the button located at the bottom of the Macrobend tolerances section, entering the wavelength values, and clicking OK. To remove one or more wavelengths, select the values in the Wavelength list using the Ctrl or Shift keys as needed, and click the button.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings 4. To remove all added wavelength pairs and set all tolerance values back to their original settings, click Default Settings. 5. In the OTDR Project Properties dialog box, click OK.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings To view macrobends: From the main window make sure that the macrobends are displayed in the event table: on the View menu, select OTDR, select Event Table, and click Macrobends. Macrobends are identified in the OTDR Event Table by the following symbol: .
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings Setting Event Matching Tolerances The OTDR Event Table is built by matching events from selected measurements according to the tolerance. To be matched, the distance between events from the different measurements must be within the tolerance. You can force the matching of two events or separate them by changing the event matching tolerance accordingly.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings This means that two events could be matched in the event table even if their markers A are farther apart than the tolerance if there is an overlap between the spans created by their markers A and B. Cursor aliasing becomes more important with larger pulse widths since these traces have greater A-B spans. The image below illustrates cursor aliasing on two reflective events.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings To change OTDR event matching tolerances: 1. On the Project menu, select OTDR Properties. 2. Click the Tolerances tab. 3. If needed, add a pulse by clicking the button located at the bottom of the Event matching tolerances list, enter the pulse value, and click OK. To remove one or more pulses, click the values in the Pulse list, and click the button located at the bottom of the Event matching tolerances list using the Ctrl or Shift keys as needed. 4.
Working with OTDR Files Changing OTDR Settings 5. To remove all added pulses and set all tolerance values back to their original settings, click Default Settings. 6. To apply the changes without closing the dialog box, click Apply. To apply the changes and close the dialog box, click OK. See Setting Macrobend Tolerances on page 40 for instructions on using the Macrobend tolerances section on the Tolerances tab. See Matching Files on page 65 for instructions on using the File Matching tab options.
Working with OTDR Files Setting OTDR Event Table Options Setting OTDR Event Table Options You can hide the information displayed in the OTDR event table. OTDR events can be edited if the file format supports modification. To set event table view options for OTDR events: 1. On the View menu, select OTDR, then Event Table. OR On the main window, in any Event column of the Results window, click the right mouse button and select View on the shortcut menu.
Working with OTDR Files Setting OTDR Event Table Options 2. Select or clear any of the following event view options: View Option Description Event Displays or hides the event details. Event Loss Column Displays or hides the event Loss column. Reflectance Column Displays or hides the Reflectance column. Merge Details Displays or hides the merge details. Macrobends Displays or hides macrobends. Event Position Column Displays or hides the event Position column.
Working with OTDR Files Setting OTDR Event Table Options To set event table view options for OTDR sections: 1. On the View menu, select OTDR, and select Event Table. OR On the main window, in the Section column of the Results window, click the right mouse button and select View on the shortcut menu. 2. Select or clear any of the following section view options: View Option 50 Description Section Displays or hides the section details. Section Loss Column Displays or hides the section Loss column.
Working with OTDR Files Setting OTDR Event Table Options To set other event table view options: 1. On the View menu, select OTDR, and select Event Table. OR On the main window, in the Fiber ID, P/F, Wavelength, or Dir. columns of the Results window, click the right mouse button and select View on the shortcut menu. 2. Select or clear any of the following view options: View Option Description Event Displays or hides the event details. Section Displays or hides the section details.
Working with OTDR Files Setting OTDR Event Table Options To edit OTDR events: 1. From the main window, select the Event Table tab in the Results window. 2. In the Event or Section column, click the right mouse button. You can select more than one item with the Ctrl or Shift keys for all edit options, except for adding to other measurements. 3. On the shortcut menu, click any of the following edit options: Edit Option Description Delete Displays a dialog box to confirm deletion of the selected event.
Working with OTDR Files Editing OTDR Event Properties Editing OTDR Event Properties You can edit the properties for OTDR events and sections in the OTDR Event Properties dialog box. Event properties that cannot be edited are shaded. To edit OTDR event properties: 1. In the Measurements window, select an OTDR measurement file.
Working with OTDR Files Editing OTDR Event Properties 2. In the Event table, select the events or sections to modify.
Working with OTDR Files Editing OTDR Event Properties 3. On the Measurement menu, select OTDR, select Event, and click Properties. OR Click the right mouse button and click Properties on the shortcut menu. 4. Modify the properties as needed. The editable values are shown in a white background. ³ You can change the event type from the list of available choices. ³ To add information about the event, type in a comment in the corresponding location. 5. Click OK to confirm your changes.
Working with OTDR Files OTDR Graphic Display Options OTDR Graphic Display Options You can change the display of graphics for OTDR measurements. To change OTDR graphic display options: 1. On the View menu, select OTDR to display the OTDR graphic display options. OR On the graphic itself, click the right mouse button to display the OTDR graphic display options on the shortcut menu.
Working with OTDR Files OTDR Graphic Display Options 2. Select or clear any of the following OTDR graphic display options: ³ Outside Spans to display or hide information outside the measurement spans on the graphic. ³ Markers to display or hide markers on the graphic. ³ Invert B->A dB Axis to invert B to A along the dB axis on the graphic.
Working with OTDR Files OTDR Zoom Options OTDR Zoom Options You can select from different zoom options on graphics for OTDR measurement files. To change OTDR zoom options: 1. On the View menu, select Zoom to display the OTDR zoom options. OR On the graphic, click the right mouse button to display the OTDR zoom options on the shortcut menu. 2. Select one of the following OTDR zoom options: ³ 100 % to display the full graphic for the measurement (default setting).
Working with OTDR Files OTDR Zoom Options ³ Auto Zoom (level 2) to put the emphasis on losses. Auto Zoom (level 2) is illustrated for two selected events in the image below. Selected with the contextual menu ³ Selected Event from File to zoom to a selected event that was saved in the file, if present. Auto Zoom (level 1) will be applied. ³ Manual Zoom from File to manually zoom using information saved in the file, if present.
Working with OTDR Files Applying an OTDR Reference as a Template Applying an OTDR Reference as a Template The Apply Reference as Template tool allows you to analyze measurements and compare them to a reference file. The template concept is to set a reference file (template), add comments about the events, and compare each measurement to the reference file. FastReporter will mark and measure any missing event. Inserted events are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Working with OTDR Files Applying an OTDR Reference as a Template To apply an OTDR reference as a template: 1. In the Files window, select the OTDR file that will serve as the reference. 2. On the File menu, click Set as Reference File.
Working with OTDR Files Applying an OTDR Reference as a Template 3. In the Files window, select the OTDR files to which to apply the reference file as a template. 4. On the Tools menu, point to OTDR, and click Apply Reference as Template.
Working with OTDR Files Applying an OTDR Reference as a Template 5. On the OTDR Template dialog box, select Use same wavelength for all measurements and select a wavelength from the list if you want FastReporter to apply the same wavelength to all measurements. For multiple wavelength files used as a reference, if Use same wavelength for all measurements is not selected, measurements will be compared to the same wavelength (for example, 1310 nm with 1310 nm, 1550 nm with 1550 nm).
Working with OTDR Files Analyzing or Reanalyzing Measurements Analyzing or Reanalyzing Measurements FastReporter lets you analyze measurements at any time. Analyzing or reanalyzing measurements will: ³ reanalyze measurements acquired from different sources or with other products. ³ recreate the original event table if it was modified. ³ reset the span start to zero and the span end to end-of-fiber, if desired. To reanalyze measurements: 1.
Working with OTDR Files Matching Files Matching Files FastReporter provides three options for matching OTDR files in projects. File matching in other types of projects is always based on information present in the file (for example, matching fiber IDs). This is the default setting for projects, however, you can also match files by file name and have FastReporter ignore expressions in the file names. The third option available for projects is manual file matching.
Working with OTDR Files Matching Files To automatically match OTDR files by file name: 1. On the Project menu, select OTDR Properties. 2. Click the File Matching tab. 3. Click By filename. 4. If needed, add or remove items. ³ Click , then type the expression to add to the list and click OK. ³ Select an expression from the Ignored Expression list, then click to remove it. 5. Click OK to exit the window. When file matching is set to None (Manual), you can match files manually in the Matched Files tab.
Working with OTDR Files Matching Files Matching Files Manually The manual file matching mode allows you to decide which files to match in your list. To match files manually: 1. On the Project menu, select OTDR Properties. 2. In the OTDR Project Properties dialog box, click the File Matching tab. 3. Click None (Manual). 4. Click OK.
Working with OTDR Files Matching Files 5. In the Matched Files tab, select a file in the File 1 column and drag it into the File 2 column beside the file to match it to. OR Click in the File 2 column and click to display the File Selection dialog box, which lists the files that have not yet been matched. Select a file from the list and click OK.
Working with OTDR Files Creating Bidirectional OTDR Files Creating Bidirectional OTDR Files Analyzing Bidirectional Measurements If two OTDR measurements were acquired in opposite directions on the same fiber span, the Create Bidirectional Files tool allows you to match the corresponding events. FastReporter performs a bidirectional analysis and generates an event table with the averaged loss for each event; that is, the average of the losses obtained from both directions.
Working with OTDR Files Creating Bidirectional OTDR Files Creating Bidirectional Measurement Files You can combine unidirectional measurements into a bidirectional measurement file. It is possible to use both single-wavelength and multiwavelength measurements. FastReporter matches the wavelengths. The A->B and B->A measurement files must respect the following criteria: Item To be valid... Pulse width Must be identical for both measurement files.
Working with OTDR Files Creating Bidirectional OTDR Files To create bidirectional files: 1. In the Matched Files window, select the matched OTDR files from which to create bidirectional files. 2. On the File menu, point to Direction, and click A->B or B->A to set the direction (if you have not already done so). Note: A B->A file must be matched with an A->B file. The bidirectional events are displayed in the event table and on the graph. 3. Save the bidirectional (.bdr) files. 3a.
Working with OTDR Files Creating Bidirectional OTDR Files 3d. Under File naming options, indicate how you want the bidirectional files to be named. 3e. Under Documentation, indicate which information you want to keep with the new file. 3f. Click OK. Note: Bidirectional (.bdr) files do not support multiple wavelengths in the same file. When you save the bidirectional files, separate files will be created for each wavelength. The wavelengths are automatically added.
Working with OTDR Files Batch Processing Batch Processing FastReporter includes powerful tools to help automate repetitive operations. These include tools that can be used to batch document or analyze large numbers of OTDR test files. Batch Documentation FastReporter’s automated documentation tool is not limited to one or two files. It can be used to batch document a large number of files. All Identification information, with the exception of fiber ID, is copied from the reference file to selected files.
Working with OTDR Files Saving an OTDR File in a New File Format Saving an OTDR File in a New File Format You can save OTDR measurement files in a new file format. To save OTDR files in a new file format: 1. In the Measurement or Files window, select the OTDR file or files that you want to save. 2. On the File menu, click Save Selected Files As. 3. When saving a single file, type a name for the file in the File name box.
5 Working with OLTS Files Accepted File Formats FastReporter lets you work with measurement files saved in different formats, but does not necessarily permit all operations on them. File format FOT-920, FOT-930 Data Post-Processing Software File extension Display Modification Reanalysis .olts 3 3 3 .olts2 3 3 3 .dat 3 3 3 .
Working with OLTS Files Changing OLTS Settings Changing OLTS Settings The OLTS Options dialog box consists only of the Pass/Fail Thresholds tab. To change OLTS options: 1. On the Project menu, select OLTS Properties.
Working with OLTS Files Changing OLTS Settings 2. Select the type of threshold to use for your analysis, either from the measurement file itself or from a list of predetermined thresholds. ³ The threshold from the measurement file is the one that was used during the actual OL test. When you select this threshold, you cannot modify the values in the threshold table. ³ The threshold from the application is a threshold set by FastReporter, which you can select and modify. 3.
Working with OLTS Files Changing OLTS Settings 4. To apply the changes without closing the dialog box, click Apply. To apply the changes and close the dialog box, click OK. You can view the results for in the OLTS Table tab in the main window.
6 Working with CD Files Accepted File Formats FastReporter lets you work with measurement files saved in different formats, but does not necessarily permit all operations on them. File format File extension Display Modification Reanalysis EXFO CD (FTB-5800 modules) .exfocd 3 3 3 CDPMD (FTB-5700 modules) .cdpmd 3 3 3 Note: The .cdpmd file may also contain fiber length and PMD information. Note: When you modify information or data that is common to both CD and PMD formats in .
Working with CD Files Changing CD Settings Changing CD Settings The pass/fail thresholds that you set for CD projects are displayed on the Summary tab in the Results window. Should you need to change the wavelength measurement range for analysis purposes, this is also done in the Summary tab. The dispersion thresholds are applied on the maximum dispersion for the measurement file and on each dispersion value of the CD table. To change CD options: 1. On the Project menu, select CD Properties. 2.
Working with CD Files Changing CD Settings 4. To apply the changes without closing the dialog box, click Apply. To apply the changes and close the dialog box, click OK. The thresholds are displayed in the main window, in the Summary tab, under Results. If some values failed the test, they will appear clearly in red. Note: The first figure illustrates the display for a .cdpmd file, and the second for an .exfocd file.
Working with CD Files Changing CD Settings You can view the details for your measurement file in the CD Table tab. Depending on the type of CD measurement file you are viewing (.exfocd or .cdpmd), the available information differs. Any failed measurement will also show in this tab. Note: RGD measurements are only available in .exfocd files. Note: If you do not see the CD Table tab, make sure you have selected only one measurement in the list. .cdpmd file .
Working with CD Files Changing CD Settings It is possible for you to change the table wavelength, that is the way to calculate the table according to the Results from and Results to values. You can select from the table wavelength values below. ³ 1 nm (Results range with a step of 1 nm in-between values) ³ 50 GHz ³ 100 GHz ³ 200 GHz To change the wavelength table: 1. From the main window, select the View menu, then CD > Table Wavelength. 2. Select the value you want to use.
Working with CD Files Changing CD Fiber Type Changing CD Fiber Type FastReporter allows you to analyze various fiber types for chromatic dispersion. To change the CD fiber type: 1. Open a CD measurement file. 2. Select the measurement for which you want to change the fiber type. You can select more than one using the Ctrl and Shift keys. 3. In the main window, select the Summary tab.
Working with CD Files Changing CD Fiber Type 4. Select the fiber type according to your needs in the Fiber Type box: ³ G.652 NDSF (3-term Sellmeier fit) ³ G.653 DSF (quadratic fit) ³ G.655 NZDSF (quadratic fit) ³ G.
Working with CD Files Changing Analysis Range Changing Analysis Range The range used for taking the measurement and the range used for analyzing the results can be different if you want to concentrate your analysis on a specific area. You can change it for both types of CD files. To change the analysis range (results from and results to values): 1. Open a CD measurement file. 2. Select the measurement for which you want to change the analysis range.
Working with CD Files Changing the Fiber Length Changing the Fiber Length If you are working with an .exfocd format file, you can change the fiber length to obtain more precision in your analysis. To change the fiber length: 1. Open a CD measurement file. 2. Select the measurement for which you want to change the fiber length. You can select more than one using the Ctrl and Shift keys. 3. In the main window, select the Summary tab. 4. In the Fiber Length box, enter a new value for the analysis.
Working with CD Files Toggling Between Curve Types Toggling Between Curve Types If you have a specified fiber length in your CD file, you can view either the chromatic dispersion or the chromatic dispersion coefficient curves. To toggle between the coefficient and dispersion curves: From the main window, select View > CD > Coefficient. The table values in the Summary tab are updated automatically.
7 Working with PMD Files Accepted File Formats FastReporter lets you work with measurement files saved in different formats, but does not necessarily permit all operations on them. File format File extension Display Modification Reanalysis PMD (FTB-5500 modules) .pmd 3 3 3 PMDB (FTB-5500 modules) .pmdb 3 3 3 CDPMD (FTB-5700 modules) .cdpmd 3 3 3 Note: The .cdpmd file may also contain fiber length and CD information.
Working with PMD Files Changing PMD Settings Changing PMD Settings The PMD Options dialog box consists only of the Pass/Fail Thresholds tab. To change PMD options: 1. On the Project menu, select PMD Properties. 2. Select the type of threshold to use for your analysis, either from the measurement file itself or from a list of predetermined thresholds. ³ The threshold from the measurement file is the one that was used during the actual PMD test.
Working with PMD Files Changing PMD Settings 4. To apply the changes without closing the dialog box, click Apply. To apply the changes and close the dialog box, click OK. The thresholds are displayed in the main window, in the Summary tab, under Results. If some values failed the test, they will appear clearly in red. Note: The .cdpmd files do not display a graph for the PMD measurement.
Working with PMD Files Changing Fiber Length Changing Fiber Length If you are working with .pmd or .pmdb files, you can change the fiber length to obtain more precision in your analysis. To change the fiber length: 1. Open a PMD measurement file. 2. Select the measurement for which you want to change the fiber length. You can select more than one using the Ctrl and Shift keys. 3. In the main window, select the Summary tab. 4. Locate the fiber length value under Test Settings and modify it as needed.
Working with PMD Files Working with PMD Statistic Measurements Working with PMD Statistic Measurements When selecting more than one PMD measurements on a same file, the Statistics tab appears. This tab can be used to see average values for the measurements. To exclude a measurement from the statistic values: 1. Open a PMD measurement file. 2. Select the measurement which you want to exclude from the statistics values. You can select more than one using the Ctrl and Shift keys. 3.
Working with PMD Files Working with PMD Statistic Measurements To view PMD measurement statistics: 1. Open a .pmdb measurement file. 2. Select more than one measurement to make the tab appear. 3. In the main window, select the Statistics tab.
8 Working with OPM/PPM Measurements Accepted File Formats FastReporter lets you work with measurement files saved in following formats, but does not necessarily permit all operations on them. File format File extension Display Modification Reanalysis PPM-350 C .ppm 3 3 3 iOLM .iolm 3 3 3 Changing OPM/PPM Settings The pass/fail thresholds that you set for PPM/OPM projects and the predefined thresholds are applied on the PPM Table or OPM Table tab in the Results window.
Working with OPM/PPM Measurements Accepted File Formats To change OPM/PPM settings: 1. Open the file which contains OPM/PPM measurements. 2. On the Results window, click the Thresholds tab. Measurement: OPM Measurement: PPM 3. Select a wavelength or wavelengths to modify using the Ctrl or Shift keys. 4. Modify the thresholds associated with the wavelengths needed by clicking in the desired threshold value and modifying it in the table.
Working with OPM/PPM Measurements Power Meter Results Power Meter Results Power meter results are displayed in the OPM and PPM table. To view the Power meter results for OPM measurements: 1. Select OPM measurements. 2. From the Results window, select OPM table. 3. In the OPM Table, the following information is displayed.
Working with OPM/PPM Measurements Power Meter Results To view the Power meter results for PPM measurements: 1. Select the file which contains PPM measurements. 2. From the Results window, select PPM table. In the PPM Table, you can view the Identifiers and power for available wavelengths.
Working with OPM/PPM Measurements Changing Correction Factor Changing Correction Factor Correction factors are used to adjust the Optical Power Meter (OPM) and PON Power Meter (PPM) measurements. The Correction factor is specified by wavelength only, and the fiber core size is not taken into account. FastReporter allows you to change the correction factor for PPM file types. These corrections should be made before the measurement is taken and should be stored with each measurement.
9 Working with FIP files Accepted File Formats FastReporter lets you work with measurement files such as saved in following formats, but does not necessarily permit all operations on them. File format File extension Display .
Working with FIP files Matching Files To match FIP files using identifiers: 1. On the Project menu, select FIP Properties. 2. From the FIP Project Properties window - File Matching tab, select the identifiers for matching files. By default, Custom Identifiers and Cable ID will be selected. 3. To return the file matching configuration back to their original setting, click Default Settings. 4. To apply the changes without closing the dialog box, click Apply.
Working with FIP files Setting FIP Thresholds Table Options Setting FIP Thresholds Table Options You can hide specific zone information displayed in the FIP Thresholds table. Threshold details cannot be edited from the Results window. To set FIP thresholds table view options: 1. On the View menu, select FIP. OR On the main window, in the Thresholds tab of the Results window, click the right mouse button.
Working with FIP files Setting FIP Thresholds Table Options 2.
Working with FIP files Setting FIP Results Table Options Setting FIP Results Table Options You can hide specific zone information displayed in the FIP Results table. FIP results details cannot be edited from the Results window. To set FIP Results table view options: 1. On the View menu, select FIP. OR On the main window, in the FIP Results tab of the Results window, click the right mouse button.
Working with FIP files Setting FIP Results Table Options 2. Select or clear any of the following results view options: View Option Description Show Zone Status Displays or hides Pass/Fail status of all each zone. By default, this option is not selected.
Working with FIP files FIP Graphic Display Options FIP Graphic Display Options Your FastReporter application displays the FIP overlay in the graphics window along with the FIP Image. An Overlay highlights the inconsistencies in your FIP with different colors described below. Color Legend Analysis Anomaly Highlighting Aqua PASS Scratch Green PASS Defect Red FAIL Anomaly ³ FAIL Anomaly: the presence of this anomaly implies automatically a FAIL result.
Working with FIP files FIP Graphic Display Options To change FIP graphic display options: 1. On the View menu, select FIP to display the FIP graphic display options. OR On the graphic itself, click the right mouse button to display the FIP graphic display options on the shortcut menu. 2. Select or clear Show Image option. The FIP image will be displayed exactly next to the Overlay in the graphics window if the Show Image option is activated.
10 Working with iOLM files Accepted File Formats FastReporter lets you work with measurement files saved in following formats, but does not necessarily permit all operations on them. File format File extension Display .iolm 3 3 3 .iolmcfg 3 3 3 iOLM Modification Reanalysis Viewing and Modifying iOLM Thresholds In the Thresholds tab for iOLM file you can view and modify the Link Pass/Fail thresholds values, and Element Pass/Fail thresholds values. To view and modify the iOLM Thresholds: 1.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying iOLM Thresholds 3. In the Results window, select the Thresholds tab. 4. Select the wavelength for which you want to view or modify the Link Pass/Fail thresholds and Element Pass/Fail thresholds values. You can select more than one using the Ctrl or Shift keys. 5. Under Link Pass/Fail thresholds, modify the thresholds associated with the wavelengths needed by clicking in the desired threshold value and modifying it in the table.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying iOLM Thresholds 8. Under Link length Pass/Fail thresholds, view or modify the Link Length Pass/Fail thresholds value by clicking the desired threshold value and modifying it in the table. The Apply option must be enabled for the threshold to be active and editable. 9. If you want to apply the default values for the selected wavelength(s), press Default Settings.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying iOLM Settings Viewing and Modifying iOLM Settings In the Summary tab you can view and modify the IOR and Backscatter value for iOLM measurement. To view and modify iOLM settings in the Summary tab: 1. Open an iOLM file. 2. Select the measurement for which you want to view or modify the iOLM settings. You can select more than one using the Ctrl or Shift keys. 3. In the Results window, select the Summary tab.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying iOLM Settings 4. In the Results table all the results components, such as Link length, Acquisition Status, Link loss, and Link ORL. ³ Link length: Displays the Link length. ³ Acquisition Status: Displays the status of acquisition. It displays if the acquisition has been taken normally or if it is interrupted. ³ Link loss: Displays the Link loss. ³ Link ORL: Displays the Link ORL value.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying iOLM Settings Link Definition The Link Definition table displays the information about the expected number of splitter on the link and their respective split ratio. You can modify the Link Definition table in the iOLM configuration file which can be used by online application to take new acquisition. Note: Link definition on an iOLM measurement is available for display, but is read-only. To view and modify the Link Definition table: 1.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying Identifier Labels Viewing and Modifying Identifier Labels The OLM identification information and identifiers are displayed in Identification tab. You can view and modify the label of the identifiers. Note: When multiple OLM measurements are selected the Identification tab will show the information for all selected measurements. If the values are same, they will be displayed only once.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying Identifier Labels 4. Select the Identifier from the list of available choices in the Identifiers table to modify it. You can also rename the identifier by selecting it. You can modify the values for it in the Values column. Note: The identifiers label is not editable, if iolm measurements are selected with any other type of measurements like CD or OTDR. Note: When the Identifier label is selected as None, the values are not editable.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying Identifier Labels Modifying Auto-Increment Values You can modify the Auto-Increment values in the iOLM configuration file only. To modify the Auto-Increment values: 1. Open an iOLM configuration file. 2. Select the measurement for which you want to modify the auto increment values. You can select more than one using the Ctrl or Shift keys. 3. In the Results window, select the Identification tab. 4.
Working with iOLM files Viewing and Modifying Identifier Labels Modifying Start, Stop, and Step Values You can modify the Start, Stop, and Step values of the iOLM configuration file. To modify the Start, Stop, and Step values: 1. Open an iOLM configuration file. 2. Select the configuration for which you want to modify the Start, Stop, and Step values. You can select more than one using the Ctrl or Shift keys. 3. In the Results window, select the Identification tab. 4.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element Managing Element When an element or a section is selected from the Link View, the details of the corresponding element or section are displayed in Element/Section Details tab. The loss, reflectance, wavelength, and corresponding pass/fail status for loss and reflectance will be displayed. Note: It is possible to underestimate the loss or reflectance value if the noise level is too high (for instance, after a lot of loss on the link, the noise levels increase).
Working with iOLM files Managing Element Viewing Element/Section details Under the Element/Section Details tab, you can view the following attributes when the element is selected. ³ Identifiers : Displays the identifier value configured in the Identification tab. ³ Position: The position of the selected element in the link. The position 0.00 is set on the first element following the launch fiber. ³ Type: The type of element selected in the Link View.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element ³ Wavelength (nm): The wavelength at which the values have been taken. ³ Loss (dB): The loss at different wavelengths. ³ Reflectance (dB): The reflectance at different wavelengths. You can view the following attributes when the section is selected. ³ Identifiers: Displays the identifier value configured in the Identification tab. ³ Length: Displays the length of the selected section. ³ Wavelength (nm): The wavelength at which the values have been taken.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element To enable the View Section Details 1. From the View menu, select iOLM, and select View Section Details. OR Right click in the Link View and select View Section Details.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element Type of Elements Element Name Element Icon Macrobend Element Description Macrobend can be displayed in the link view when more than one wavelength is present in the measurement. Note: The macrobend will always be displayed as a failed element. Out of Range The out of range element is displayed when the end of fiber could not be detected by the module because the dynamic range is not large enough.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element Group Element Link elements will be displayed as groups when the iOLM analysis detects several link elements that are too close to one another to be independently characterized. When this occurs, as much information as possible will be displayed for each individual sub-element. The pass/fail status is applied to each sub-element whenever possible, and a global status is also displayed for the group.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element Note: If some elements are grouped then the total group loss value is compared with the addition of the thresholds defined for the individual elements in group. If the total group loss value is greater than the addition of the thresholds defined for the individual elements in group, the element will show a fail status. You can individually select grouped elements as any other standalone element.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element To add element: 1. Open an iOLM file. 2. Select the existing element where you want to add the new element, right click on the Link View, and select Add Element. OR Select the existing element where you want to add the new element, from Measurement menu select iOLM, and Add Element. 3. In the New Element dialog, configure the Element Details. 3a. You can add the new element after or before the selected element.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element To add an element to a group of elements: 1. Open an iOLM file. 2. Select an Element from an existing group of element, where you want to add the new element, right click on the Link View, and select Add Element. OR Select an Element from an existing group of element, where you want to add the new element, from Measurement menu select iOLM, and Add Element.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element 3. Select the location of the element from the Location list, from the New Element window. 4. Select the type of element from the Type list and click on OK. Note: When an element is added to another element with no sub-element, the current element will become merged/group element. You can view the details in the element Element/Section Details tab.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element To add element on section: 1. Open an iOLM file. 2. Select the required section where you want to add the element. Right click on the Link View, and select Add Element. OR Select the required section where you want to add the element, from the Measurement menu, select iOLM, and Add Element. 3. Set the position of the new element in the Position field as per your requirement. 4. Select the element type in the Type list. 5.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element Modifying Element Types In the Type column, you can view the type of element selected in the Link View. You can modify the type of element by selecting the element type from the choices. To modify the Element types: 1. Open an iOLM file. 2. Select the element from the Link View, which you want to modify. 3. Select the required type of element from the drop down menu. Note: You cannot modify the type of the element, which are out of range or macrobends.
Working with iOLM files Managing Element Deleting Element You can only delete the manually added element. To delete element from Link View: 1. Open an iOLM file. 2. Select element which you want to delete. 3. Right click on the Link View, and press Delete Element, or press Delete key form the keyboard. 4. A confirmation message is displayed. Press Yes to continue or No to cancel it. To delete element from Edit menu: 1. Open an iOLM file, and select element which you want to delete. 2.
Working with iOLM files Link View Link View The iOLM Link View is an intuitive representation, which combines several measurement results and values into a single view. The Link view is divided into two different regions. ³ Link overview ³ Link composition.
Working with iOLM files Link View Link Overview The following color codes are used. ³ Red: If element is fail. ³ Green: If element is pass. ³ Blue: When the element is not tested for Pass/Fail. The pass/fail status also depends on the threshold values specified.The link overview representing all the elements discovered on the link is described below.
Working with iOLM files Link View Link Composition The link composition is described below. Diagnostics Icon Pass/Fail not tested Element Fail Icon Splitter ratio Element Pass/Fail Element Position Diatance Unit Selected Element Navigation Arrow ³ Element position: The distance of the element from the beginning of the link under test. ³ Navigation Arrow: The navigation arrow is only displayed when more items are available on the particular side.
Working with iOLM files Link View ³ Element Pass/Fail: The status of the element whether it is pass, fail, or unknown. ³ Element Pass ³ Element Fail ³ Pass/Fail not tested: Gray background indicates that the element is unknown. If there is no icon at the right side corner, it indicates that thresholds are not applied on the element and the element is not tested for Pass/Fail. ³ Diagnostics icon: This icon specifies that some diagnostics is present on the element.
Working with iOLM files Link View OTDR Representation The OTDR Representation option, displays the OTDR trace representation of the Link View. You can activate OTDR representation display using various ways. To view the OTDR Representation from View menu: 1. Select an iOLM measurement from measurements window. 2. From the View menu, select iOLM, and View OTDR Representation.
Working with iOLM files Analyzing Measurements To view the OTDR Representation from Link View: 1. Select an iOLM measurement from measurements window. 2. Right click on the Link View and select View OTDR Representation. For more information see, OTDR Graphic Display Options on page 56. To hide OTDR Representation: 1. From the View menu, select iOLM, and click on View OTDR Representation. OR Right click on the Link View, and click on View OTDR Representation.
Working with iOLM files Managing Configuration Files Managing Configuration Files You can create a new configuration file as well as apply configuration settings to existing measurement files. Creating Configuration File File menu allows you to create a configuration file and the created file is saved in the configuration file list. To create a configuration file: 1. From the File menu, select New, and iOLM Configuration. 2. Enter the required file name in the Save As dialogue box and press Save.
Working with iOLM files Managing Configuration Files Applying Configuration Settings When you apply the settings of a configuration file to the selected file from the Files window, the identifiers lebels and settings, and Thresholds will get copy to selected files from Files window. The configuration files are saved in the following locations in your computer system based on the installed operating systems.
Working with iOLM files Managing Configuration Files To apply the configuration settings: 1. Select an iOLM file from the Files window, right click, and select Apply Configuration. Note: You can also apply the configuration settings by from Tools > iOLM > Apply Configuration. 2. Select the required configuration file, press Apply, and OK.
Working with iOLM files Diagnostics Diagnostics This section explains the diagnostics feature available in the intelligent Optical Link Mapper application. Diagnostics are used to provide additional information about detected problems or ambiguous measurement situations, such as root cause possibilities for the fail status of a link element.
11 Viewing and Editing Measurements The identification information and identifiers are displayed in Identification tab. Once you have added files to your list, you can view the results for the measurements they contain in the Results window. The tabs available in the Results window depend on the measurement type selected. For example, for OTDR measurements, in addition to the Identification and Summary tabs, there is also the Event Table tab, and the Markers tab, if available for the selected measurement.
Viewing and Editing Measurements Viewing and Editing Measurement Identification Information Viewing and Editing Measurement Identification Information Several of the fields on the Identification tab in the Results window can be edited. Other fields are populated from information in the measurement file, if present, and will appear shaded. Your FastReporter application allows you to edit the general identification information for single-fiber as well as multiple-fiber connector FIP files.
Viewing and Editing Measurements Viewing and Editing Measurement Identification Information 6. You can view and modify the components of the General Identification table except the Filename, Test date, and Test time. 7. Select the Identifier from the list of available choices in the Identifiers table to modify it. You can also rename the identifier by selecting it. You can modify the values for it in the Values column.
Viewing and Editing Measurements Viewing and Editing Measurement Identification Information Modifying Auto-Increment Values You can modify the Auto-Increment values in the iOLM configuration file only. To modify the Auto-Increment values: 1. Open an iOLM configuration file. 2. Select the measurement for which you want to modify the auto increment values. You can select more than one using the Ctrl or Shift keys. 3. In the Results window, select the Identification tab. 4.
Viewing and Editing Measurements Viewing and Editing Measurement Identification Information Modifying Start, Stop, and Step Values You can modify the Start, Stop, and Step values of the iOLM configuration file. To modify the Start, Stop, and Step values: 1. Open an iOLM configuration file. 2. Select the configuration for which you want to modify the Start, Stop, and Step values. You can select more than one using the Ctrl or Shift keys. 3. In the Results window, select the Identification tab. 4.
Viewing and Editing Measurements Viewing and Editing Measurement Summary Information Viewing and Editing Measurement Summary Information In the Summary tab you can view and edit the Summary information. The fields in the Test Settings section on the Summary tab are editable. To view and edit the summary information: 1. Open the required file. 2. Select the measurement for which you want to view or modify the summary information. 3. Click in the field to the right of the field label. 4.
Viewing and Editing Measurements Viewing and Sorting Files or Measurements Viewing and Sorting Files or Measurements You can view and sort files and measurements according to status, type, operator, test date, date modified, etc. To sort files and measurements according to a specific header: Click the corresponding header. A second click will reverse the order. To select files according to other criteria: Right-click on a measurement, then select the desired option on the shortcut menu.
Viewing and Editing Measurements Saving Measurement Files Saving Measurement Files You can save the changes you make to selected measurement files or to all measurement files in the current project. To save selected measurement files: 1. In the Files tab, select the file or files that you want to save. 2. On the File menu, click Save Selected Files. To save all files: On the File menu, click Save All. All measurement files in the current project and the project file are saved.
12 Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports FastReporter can print and generate two types of reports: ³ Measurement report: This type of report contains one measurement type and one measurement at a time. ³ Summary report: This type of report combines different measurements or several measurements of the same type.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Generating Reports Generating Reports You can easily generate a variety of reports in either electronic format or print them out for later consultation (see Printing Reports on page 158 for details on printing). FastReporter can generate reports for the following applications: File Type Application *.xls These reports can be viewed with Microsoft Excel. *.pdf These reports can be viewed with the Adobe Reader. *.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Generating Reports 4. In the Template list, select a report template. 5. In the File Name box, type a name for the report.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Generating Reports 6. In the File Type list, select whether you want to save the report as a PDF or html file. 7. Click OK.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Previewing Reports Previewing Reports The print preview function provides you with the option of previewing your reports before you print them. To preview a report: 1. Select measurements or files in the Measurements or Files tab. 2. On the File menu, click Print Preview. The type of report displayed is the last type of report you have selected. 3. In the print preview window, click the list, if desired.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Previewing Reports To preview a summary report: 1. Select measurements or files in the Measurements or Files tab. 2. On the File menu, click Print Preview. 3. In the Select Template File dialog box, select a summary report template. 4. Click OK. In the print preview window, click the list, if desired. , and select a zoom option from To select a different summary report template, click template in the Select Template File dialog box.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Previewing Reports 5. To close the Print Preview window, click Close.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Printing Reports Printing Reports FastReporter allows you to print your reports for future consultation. To print a measurement report: 1. Select measurements or files in the Measurements or Files tab. 2. On the File menu, select Print. 3. If needed, change the printer or printer settings.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Printing Reports 4. Select a measurement report template. 5. Click OK.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Using the Clipboard Using the Clipboard You can copy and paste measurement graphics from FastReporter into other applications. For example, you can paste a graphic into an e-mail message, or into applications such as Microsoft Excel for use in existing measurement reports. To use the clipboard: 1. Click on the graphic in FastReporter. 2. On the Edit menu, click Copy. OR Click the right mouse button and, on the shortcut menu, click Copy. 3.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Creating and Modifying Report Templates Creating and Modifying Report Templates To create a new report template, or to modify an existing FastReporter report template, you must use the Crystal Reports application. For details on using Crystal Reports, refer to your Crystal Reports product documentation. To create a new report template, EXFO recommends that you start with an existing FastReporter report template and modify it as required.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Creating and Modifying Report Templates To modify a report template: 1. Start Crystal Reports. 2. On the File menu, click Open. 3. On the Open dialog box, select and open the folder containing the report template you wish to modify. 4. Select a report template and click Open. 5. On the File menu, click Save As. 6. Type a new name for the report. This will preserve the original FastReporter report templates. 7.
Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports Creating and Modifying Report Templates To add a report template to the list of available templates: Save the template directly in the appropriate folder within the Report Template folder after you have modified it in Crystal Reports. OR Move the template into the appropriate folder within the Report Template folder so that it will be available on the Select Template File dialog box.
13 Exporting Data for Postprocessing FastReporter can issue data files in a simplified, raw format for further data processing purposes. The data is put in a Microsoft Excel (.xls) format. To export data: 1. Select measurements or files in the Measurements or Files tab. 2. On the Tools menu, click Report. 3. If needed, select the location where to save the data.
Exporting Data for Postprocessing 4. In the Template list, select a data export template. 5. In the File Name box, type a name for the data file.
Exporting Data for Postprocessing 6. In the File Type list, select .xls. 7. Click OK.
14 Using FastReporter Tools FastReporter features tools to help you better manage your data, such as: ³ Data transfer tools ³ Related analysis tools To start a data transfer application: On the Tools menu, select Data Transfer, and select the application associated with the handheld unit to or from which you want to send or receive data. Note: Data transferred from a handheld unit is not automatically added to your FastReporter project.
Using FastReporter Tools To start an analysis tool: 1. Select the measurement in the Measurements tab. 2. On the Tools menu, click Start Related Analysis Tool. Note: If you modify the measurement file in the related analysis tool, FastReporter will ask you if you want to reload the file. The corresponding application opens. Refer to the user guide corresponding to the data analysis application you have selected for more details.
Using FastReporter Tools Setting a Reference File or Measurement Setting a Reference File or Measurement A reference file is used to compare fibers within the same cable, monitor fiber deterioration or compare fibers before and after installation. Once a measurement file has been added to a project, you can set it as a reference file. The reference file can then be used to automatically document other measurement files (refer to Automatically Documenting Measurement Files on page 173).
Using FastReporter Tools Setting a Reference File or Measurement To set a reference measurement: 1. In the Files window, select the file. 2. In the Event Table, right-click on the measurement in the Fiber ID, P/F, Wavelength or Dir. column, and select Set as Reference on the shortcut menu. To set a reference file: 1. Select the file in the Files window. 2. On the Files menu, click Set as Reference File. OR Click the right mouse button and click Set as Reference File on the shortcut menu.
Using FastReporter Tools Automatically Documenting Measurement Files Automatically Documenting Measurement Files The auto documentation feature can be used to copy selected Identification information from a reference file to the selected files. You can also use this feature to automatically assign fiber IDs to the selected files. For the auto documentation tool is available even if no reference file is defined.
Using FastReporter Tools Automatically Documenting Measurement Files To use the auto documentation feature: 1. In the Files window, select the file that will serve as the reference file. 2. From the File menu, click Set as Reference File. 3. In the Files window, select the files to which to copy the reference file’s Identification information and/or to which to automatically assign fiber IDs.
Using FastReporter Tools Automatically Documenting Measurement Files 4. From the Tools menu, click Auto Documentation. 5. For any measurement, on the Auto Documentation dialog box, Select Copy reference file information to selected files if you want FastReporter to copy the reference file information to the selected files. When the Copy reference file information to selected files option is selected, the corresponding list under the check box is enabled.
Using FastReporter Tools Automatically Documenting Measurement Files 6. Select Assign fiber ID automatically, enter a prefix and suffix, and select the number of digits and increment value if you want FastReporter to automatically assign fiber IDs to the selected files. for measurements with Fiber Id information for measurements without Fiber Id information Note: The information will be copied to the selected files only if the selected file contains the field selected by user.
Using FastReporter Tools Using the Duplicated Measurements Tool Using the Duplicated Measurements Tool Sometimes, you might need to verify if tests were actually performed on fibers and that the analysis or results were not just copied and pasted there for speedy execution purposes. The duplicated measurements tool can help you to quickly locate such files.
Using FastReporter Tools Using the Duplicated Measurements Tool To search for duplicated information in files: 1. Open the files on which you want to use the tool. 2. Select the desired measurements with the Ctrl or Shift keys.
Using FastReporter Tools Using the Duplicated Measurements Tool 3. Select the Tools menu, then Duplicate Measurements Tool. The files are analyzed and the result appears on-screen. The Duplicate Measurement tool will display Unit serial number, Test Date/Time, Identifiers, and Filename details. 4. By clicking Select Duplicate Measurements, you will automatically pick the detected files in the Measurements tab. 5. Proceed with any batch operation you want to perform for those files.
15 FastReporter Examples This chapter walks you through the tasks required to create and modify projects, reports, and templates. Detailed procedures are provided for creating the following five examples: ³ Creating a project: Create a project in a few easy steps. ³ OTDR Bidirectional project: Create an OTDR project with OTDR traces going in both directions (that is, from A to B and from B to A).
FastReporter Examples Creating a Project 5. Select multiple files. Multiple files can be selected by one of two ways: ³ Click a file to select it, press the Shift key, and select another file. All files in the file list between the two files are highlighted. ³ Click a file to select it, press the Ctrl key, and select another file (and another file if needed). The selected files are highlighted. 6. Click Open to add the selected files to the project. 7. On the File menu, click Save Project. 8.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Project 9. In the File name box, type a name for the project file. FastReporter automatically adds the .prj extension to the file name when you save the file. 10. Click Save.
FastReporter Examples Creating an OTDR Bidirectional Project Creating an OTDR Bidirectional Project You can use two different methods to change the directions of the files in bidirectional projects. To create an OTDR Bidirectional project, first method: 1. On the File menu, point to New, and click Project. 2. In the list, click the template you want to use. 3. Click OK. 4. On the Project menu, click Add File. 5. Select an OTDR file.
FastReporter Examples Creating an OTDR Bidirectional Project 6. In the Files of type list, click OTDR A->B to set the direction of the selected OTDR file from A to B. 7. Click Open to add the file to the project. 8. On the Project menu, click Add File. 9. Select an OTDR file. 10. In the Files of type list, click OTDR B->A to set the direction of the selected OTDR file from B to A. 11. Click Open to add the file to the project.
FastReporter Examples Creating an OTDR Bidirectional Project 12. Select the files in the Files window. The data graph displays the traces as being bidirectional.
FastReporter Examples Creating an OTDR Bidirectional Project To create an OTDR Bidirectional project, second method: 1. On the File menu, point to New, and click Project. 2. In the list, click the template you want to use. 3. Click OK. 4. On the Project menu, click Add File. 5. Select the OTDR files to be added to the project. Multiple files can be selected by one of two ways: ³ Click a file to select it, press the Shift key, and select another file.
FastReporter Examples Creating an OTDR Bidirectional Project 7. In the Files window, select the file in which to change the direction. 8. On the File menu, point to Direction, and click B->A.
FastReporter Examples Creating an OTDR Bidirectional Project 9. Select the files in the Files window. The data graph displays the traces as being bidirectional.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Fiber Characterization Report Creating a Fiber Characterization Report Throughout the network life cycle, fiber characterization reports are essential for avoiding delays in service provisioning before system component installation, in results comparison for post-installation troubleshooting, and in ongoing network analysis and trending. To create a fiber characterization report: 1. On the File menu, point to New, and click Project. 2.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Fiber Characterization Report 7. On the Project menu, point to Properties, and click OTDR. 8. On the OTDR Project Properties dialog box, click the File Matching tab. 9. Click By information present in the file. 10. Click OK. 11. In the Measurements window, select the measurements you want to include in the report. 12. To print or create an electronic version of the report, follow the appropriate procedure on the next page.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Fiber Characterization Report To print the report: 1. On the File menu, click Print. 2. If needed, change the printer settings. 3. In the Template list, select Fiber Characterization. 4. Click OK.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Fiber Characterization Report To create an electronic version of the report: 1. On the Tools menu, click Report. 2. To change the destination folder, click , select a folder on the Browse for Folder dialog box, and click OK. 3. In the Template list, click Fiber Characterization.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Fiber Characterization Report 4. In the File Name box, type a name for the report.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Fiber Characterization Report 5. In the File Type list, select a file type. FastReporter can generate reports for the following applications: File Type Application *.xls These reports can be viewed with Microsoft Excel. *.pdf These reports can be viewed with the Adobe Reader. *.html These reports can be viewed in any Web browser. 6. Click OK.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Project Template Creating a Project Template You can save the properties and settings you often use when creating projects in a project template. For example, you can save the pass/fail thresholds that you often use in your OTDR projects in an OTDR project template. To create a project template: 1. On the File menu, point to New, and click Project. 2. In the list, click a template.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Project Template 5. On the General Project Properties dialog box, click the Identification tab. 6. Click Title and type a title for your template. Type your name as the Author, and the name of the Company and Customer. 7. Click the Settings tab. 8. If needed, select the distance units you want to use in your project. 9. When you have finished making changes to the project properties, click OK. 10. On the File menu, click Save Project As Template.
FastReporter Examples Creating a Project Template 11. In the File name box, type a name for the project template file. Note: FastReporter automatically saves project templates in the Project Template folder. If you change the location, the template will not be available for selection in the New Project dialog box when you start a new project. 12. Click Save. 13. On the File menu, point to New, and click Project. 14.
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A Description of OTDR Event Types This section describes all types of events that may appear on the graphic generated by the application. Here is a guide to the descriptions: ³ Each type of event has its own symbol. ³ Each type of event is represented by a graph of a fiber trace, which illustrates the power reflected back toward the source as a function of distance. ³ An arrow points to the location of the event type in the trace. ³ Most graphs show one complete trace; that is, an entire range.
Description of OTDR Event Types Span Start Span Start The Span Start of a trace is the event that marks the beginning of the fiber span. By default, the Span Start is placed on the first event of a tested fiber (typically the first connector of the OTDR itself). You can make another event the start of the span you want to focus your analysis on. This will set the beginning of the events table at a specific event along the trace.
Description of OTDR Event Types Continuous Fiber Continuous Fiber Reflected power (dB) Continuous fiber Distance (km) This event indicates that the selected acquisition range was shorter than the fiber length. ³ The fiber end was not detected because the analysis process ended before reaching the end of the fiber. ³ The acquisition distance range should therefore be increased to a value greater than the fiber length. ³ There is no loss or reflectance specified for continuous fiber events.
Description of OTDR Event Types End of Analysis End of Analysis Reflected power (dB) Distance (km) This event indicates that the pulse width used did not provide enough dynamic range to get to the end of the fiber. 208 ³ The analysis ended before reaching the end of the fiber because the signal-to-noise ratio was too low. ³ The pulse width should therefore be increased so the signal reaches the end of the fiber with a sufficient signal-to-noise ratio.
Description of OTDR Event Types Non-Reflective Event Non-Reflective Event Reflected power (dB) Non-reflective event Linear downward slope due to Rayleigh backscatter Distance (km) This event is characterized by a sudden decrease in the Rayleigh backscatter signal level. It appears as a discontinuity in the downward slope of the trace signal. ³ This event is often caused by splices, macrobends, or microbends in the fiber. ³ A loss value is specified for non-reflective events.
Description of OTDR Event Types Positive Event Positive Event Reflected power (dB) Positive event Distance (km) This event indicates a splice with an apparent gain, due to the junction of two fiber sections having different fiber backscatter characteristics (backscatter and backscatter capture coefficients). 210 ³ A loss value is specified for positive events. The loss specified does not indicate the true loss of the event.
Description of OTDR Event Types Launch Level Launch Level Reflected power (dB) Launch level event position Second event Launch level Linear area Distance (km) This event indicates the level of the signal launched into the fiber. ³ The figure above shows how the launch level is measured. A straight line is plotted using least-square approximation to fit all trace points in the linear area between the first and second detected events.
Description of OTDR Event Types Merged Reflective Event Merged Reflective Event Reflected power (dB) Reflective events Point A Point B Total loss (∆ dB) Merged Reflective event position Distance (km) This symbol denotes a reflective event combined with one or more other reflective events. It also indicates the total loss produced by the merged reflective events following it in the events table. ³ A Merged Reflective Event is composed of reflective events.
Description of OTDR Event Types Merged Reflective Event ³ The total loss (∆ dB) produced by the events is measured by plotting two straight lines. ³ The first line is plotted by fitting, through least-square approximation, trace points in the linear area preceding the first event. ³ The second line is plotted by fitting, through least-square approximation, trace points in the linear area following the second event.
Description of OTDR Event Types Fiber Section Fiber Section Reflected power (dB) Fiber section Fiber section Distance (km) This symbol denotes a fiber section with no event. 214 ³ The sum of all fiber sections contained in an entire fiber trace equals the total fiber length. Detected events are distinct—even if they cover more than one point on the trace. ³ A loss value is specified for fiber section events. No reflectance is specified for this type of event.
Description of OTDR Event Types Reflective Event (Possible Echo) Reflective Event (Possible Echo) Reflected power (dB) OTDR connector Second connector Third connector Reflective event (possible echo) Distance (km) This symbol indicates a reflective event that can be a real reflection or an echo produced by another stronger reflection located closer to the source. ³ In the example above, the launched pulse hits the third connector, is reflected back to the OTDR and reflected again into the fiber.
Description of OTDR Event Types Echo Echo Reflected power (dB) OTDR connector Second connector End connector Echo Lightwave travel Distance (km) This symbol indicates that a reflective event has been detected after the end of the fiber. 216 ³ In the example above, the launched pulse travels up to the end connector and is reflected back toward the OTDR. Then, it reaches the second connector and is reflected again toward the end connector. It is then reflected back to the OTDR.
Description of OTDR Event Types Reflective Event Reflective Event Reflected power (dB) Clipped level Reflective events Distance (km) Reflective events appear as spikes in the fiber trace. They are caused by an abrupt discontinuity in the index of refraction. ³ Reflective events cause a significant portion of the energy initially launched into the fiber to be reflected back toward the source.
B Measuring Chromatic Dispersion: Theory EXFO’s Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer applies the phase-shift method, which consists of measuring the phase variation of a sinusoidal intensity modulated signal at a specific wavelength to obtain the relative group delay of a fiber. The derivative of the relative group delay calculated from fitted equations on computed results gives the dispersion, the zero-dispersion wavelength and the dispersion slope.
Measuring Chromatic Dispersion: Theory Using Data Fits to Obtain Dispersion Using Data Fits to Obtain Dispersion This section gives you details about the way EXFO uses the data fits to obtain dispersion. Once group delays are computed, equations are fitted in order to obtain dispersion, dispersion slope and zero-dispersion wavelengths. The dispersion curve of typical singlemode fibers follows certain equations used to interpolate zero-dispersion wavelength and slope.
Measuring Chromatic Dispersion: Theory Using Data Fits to Obtain Dispersion Fiber Type and Wavelength Range 50/125 Expression for D 2 τ ( λ ) = A + Bλ + Cλ 50nm ≤ λ ≤ 1450nm 62.5/125 –3 D ( λ ) = 2 ( Bλ – Cλ ) 2 τ ( λ ) = A + Bλ + Cλ 750nm ≤ λ ≤ 1450nm G.
Measuring Chromatic Dispersion: Theory Helping You Manage Chromatic Dispersion Helping You Manage Chromatic Dispersion The zero-dispersion wavelength (where dispersion is at zero) corresponds to the wavelength point at which the fiber under test reaches its maximum bandwidth. The slope from this zero-dispersion point indicates how fast dispersion rises as wavelength increases. Key chromatic dispersion parameters are the dispersion zero and the slope at zero dispersion.
C Measuring Polarization Mode Dispersion: Theory The dispersion phenomenon is described as a number of non-intensity-dependant physical occurrences resulting directly in signal loss (pulse spreading or time jitter in a digital system; distortion in an analog system). PMD is an important type of signal dispersion. As unrepeated link distances are increased and transmission rates pushed upwards, PMD can significantly reduce system performance.
Measuring Polarization Mode Dispersion: Theory In a long fiber, numerous mode-coupling events occur along the fiber length, so that light emerging from the output end is the superposition of a number of pulses with different delays. Nonetheless, it turns out that for any given optical frequency, ω, one can always find two orthogonal input principal states of polarization (PSPs) such that a light pulse with the same input SOP as the input PSP, undergoes no spreading.
Measuring Polarization Mode Dispersion: Theory It is essential to keep in mind that DGD fluctuates in time and can be either smaller or larger than its rms value or PMD. This results in a statistical probability that a pulse (information bit) is broadened, and leads to the eventual impaired ability of the receiver to efficiently decode the information. This adverse PMD effect makes it a critical phenomenon in limiting transmission of high-bit-rate information.
D Report Samples This section presents samples of some reports you can generate using FastReporter. Keep in mind that those reports are samples and your final results may differ depending on the options and number of files you have selected. For display quality purposes, some reports are in portrait format and others in landscape format.
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Index Index A A-B OTDR trace direction............................. 25 adding files to project ................................. 25 address for registering FastReporter.......... 7, 8 analysis range.............................................. 86 appearance, modifying ............................... 12 application, exiting...................................... 22 asterisk, event table .................................... 21 attenuation, OTDR options.......................... 38 auto-hiding pane ..........
Index event types description................................... 205, 218 continuous fiber .................................. 207 echo .................................................... 216 end of analysis..................................... 208 end-of-fiber ......................................... 206 fiber section......................................... 214 launch level.......................................... 211 merged reflective event ....................... 212 non-reflective event ............
Index K O KeyCode.lic file .............................................. 8 OLTS adding/removing wavelengths ............... 76 options .................................................. 76 opening handheld data transfer applications .... 169 project ................................................... 27 related analysis tools............................ 170 Optical Power Meter (OPM) ......................... 99 options CD.......................................................... 80 OLTS................
Index print preview............................................. 155 printing reports ......................................... 158 project adding files............................................ 25 default template.................................... 23 opening ................................................. 27 properties .............................................. 29 removing files ........................................ 26 saving ....................................................
Index U uninstalling FastReporter............................... 4 units distance ................................................. 29 pulse baseline ........................................ 36 unregistered version of FastReporter............. 5 unsaved changes......................................... 28 using the clipboard ................................... 160 V values, modified manually........................... 21 version number ......................................... 199 versions, FastReporter ..
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